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Withers invests in corporate after hiring department head from Bevan
Withers has hired a new European head of corporate after targeting national outfit Bevan Brittan for the law firm's practice head Adam Duthie.
Duthie joined Withers this week (1 October) as a partner after two years at Bevan Brittan, where he was national head of corporate. He replaces... Read More
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Law firms land B&B, Dexia and Fortis roles
A raft of leading law firms have landed roles on the latest bank bailouts with Bradford & Bingley (B&B), Dexia and Fortis all agreeing rescue deals this week.
Herbert Smith, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Slaughter and May and Ashurst all won major roles on the £40bn nationali... Read More
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Heller Ehrman announces dissolution as rivals move to pick up star teams
San Francisco law firm Heller Ehrman is to dissolve after months of speculation about its future. The firm's chairman, Matthew Larrabee, told the partnership late last week (25 September) that dissolution was unavoidable.
The collapse followed a series of failed merger talks between th... Read More
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OC hires Bevan Brittan Bristol partner duo
Bevan Brittan is to lose two partners from its Bristol office with former head of projects Chris Wade and projects and private finance initiative (PFI) partner Simon Moore moving to Osborne Clarke (OC).
The pair will join their new firm at the end of the year (15 December) when they be... Read More
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Beachcroft faces £3m claim for negligence by former client
National firm Beachcroft is facing a £3m negligence claim over advice it gave a former client.
The claim, which was filed in the High Court earlier this year (7 May), alleges the firm failed to properly advise the claimant - former client Alexander Langsam - on a professional negligenc... Read More
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Eversheds extends redundancy talks
Eversheds has extended its redundancy consultation by a month, as it emerges that the number of potential job losses could be higher than initially expected.
Eversheds first announced a 30-day redundancy consultation with the potential loss of 33 fee earners and a number of support sta... Read More
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The Government selects first LSB chief executive
The Legal Services Board (LSB) has named its first-ever chief executive with Chris Kenny securing the job.
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Camerons reviews seven property jobs
CMS Cameron McKenna is reviewing the future of seven positions in its London property team as a result of the downturn in real estate activity.
The City law firm is working with seven real estate associates with the hope of redeploying them to other pra... Read More
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Hammonds set to lose three senior partners
Hammonds is to lose three of its senior partners, with disputes partner Ann Benzimra, corporate partner Gregg Davison and pensions partner Terry Saeedi all set to step down from the national firm's partnership.
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McAfee GC escapes jail as backdating case fails
The only lawyer to face criminal charges over misdated stock options is a free man, writes The Recorder.
After a two-and-a-half week trial - and three days of deliberations -- the jury acquitted former McAfee general counsel Kent Roberts on mail fraud charges on Friday (... Read More
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Ex-Dechert lawyer sues firm for discrimination
Can a company be held liable for failing to deliver on promises made during a job interview?
One former Dechert associate thinks so and has filed suit against the firm claiming it exaggerated the extent of its corporate work in order to woo him, did not provide the toute... Read More
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JAC's 22 recommendations include five women
The number of women in the judiciary is to reach an all time high after the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) included five women among the 22 new High Court judges it has recommended for appointment.
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Fasken hires Simmons partner for London arm
Fasken Martineau has bolstered its London intellectual property (IP) practice with the hire of a partner from Simmons & Simmons.
Jeremy Morton, who joined the Canadian firm's commercial IP group earlier this week (6 October), has a particular focus on the technology sector.
Mo... Read More
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Reed Smith Birmingham set for spin-off
Reed Smith's Birmingham office is set to spin-off into a new, independent firm called Hill Hofstetter.
The separation, the result of a consultation with the firm's senior management and the Birmingham partnership, is expected to be completed by the new year.
Birmingham managing p... Read More
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Wedlake Bell set to make seventeen redundancies
Wedlake Bell has become the latest firm to kick-off a redundancy consultation with up to six lawyers and 11 support staff facing the axe.
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Morgan Lewis makes Latham partner hire
Morgan Lewis & Bockius has bolstered its London employment team with the hire of Christopher Hitchins as a partner from Latham & Watkins.
Hitchins, who was a counsel at Latham, specialises in all aspects of employment work on cross-border M&A transactions, outsourcing and employee... Read More
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Arnold & Porter takes five from Heller Ehrman
Arnold & Porter has become the latest firm to pick up a team of lawyers from collapsed US firm Heller Ehrman.
The Washington DC-based law firm is taking on five litigators who will join the firm's business litigation and antitrust groups in DC and Los Angeles.
Partner Kenneth ... Read More
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Anderman takes general counsel role at Lucasfilm
Lucasfilm has appointed David Anderman as its new general counsel. Anderman joined the organisation, famous for the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises, in 1998 as associate director of business affairs. He officially took up the role earlier this month and will to report to Lucasfilm vice... Read More
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Covington elects 12 to global partnership
Covington & Burling has elected 12 lawyers to its global partnership, including two in its London office. Corporate lawyer Greg Frizzell and privacy and data lawyer Daniel Cooper both join the partnership in the City. Eight of the promotions are in the Washington headquarters, with the remainder... Read More
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Dewey & LeBoeuf joins Travers on Nomura panel
Dewey & LeBoeuf and Travers Smith have both won new roles on Japanese investment bank Nomura's panel. Norton Rose was also a new appointment to the panel, joining Allen & Overy, SJ Berwin, Linklaters, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Ashurst and Osborne Clarke, which were all reappointed.
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DLA Piper prepares to open office in Bucharest
DLA Piper is set to open a new office in Romania. The firm is launching in Bucharest next month, bringing its Central and Eastern Europe presence to nine offices in total. The new office will initially focus on corporate, real estate, finance and projects work. It will be headed by corporate... Read More
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Edwards Angell takes first step in China
Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge (EAPD) has gained its first presence in China after sealing an association with local law firm Lister Swartz as of 1 October. The launch represents the firm's second presence outside the US and its first new office since its merger with UK law firm Kendall Freeman... Read More
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Gide Loyrette Nouel appoints ex-EC lawyer
Gide Loyrette Nouel has added to its Brussels office with the hire of a senior lawyer from the European Commission. Benoit Le Bret joined the French firm earlier this month (1 October) from a post as head of cabinet under Jacques Barrot, vice-president of the European Commission. Le Bret has joined... Read More
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Italian lender secures criminal law tie-up
Gianni Origoni Grippo & Partners has entered an alliance with a local criminal law boutique, signing an agreement last month (19 September). The Italian heavyweight has tied up with Ciro Pellegrino to provide criminal law advice as a result of client demand. Pellegrino focuses on general... Read More
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Reed Smith hires trio for investment funds set-up
Reed Smith has launched an investment funds practice with the hire of three lawyers, including one partner from Nabarro. Investment funds partner Dale Gabbert joins Reed Smith on 14 October with associates Winston Penhall and Matthew Pitman and will advise clients on alternative investment funds... Read More
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US firm launches credit crunch response group
US law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has launched a financial markets crisis group in response to the worsening economic conditions. It will keep clients up-to-date on the legal, political and regulatory issues that arise from the current turmoil in the financial markets. The centre will... Read More
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Magic circle duo lead on €750m Sappi deal
Linklaters and Slaughter and May have taken the lead roles on Sappi's €750m (£583m) acquisition of Finnish graphic paper business M-real.
The deal includes the purchase of four graphic paper mills in Finland, Germany and Switzerland.
The deal represents Link-laters' first maj... Read More
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Field Fisher hiring boosts Brussels office
Field Fisher Waterhouse has boosted its corporate presence in Brussels with the hire of Taylor Wessing partner Martine de Witte.
The move is de Witte's second in little more than a year as she only joined Taylor Wessing in May 2007. Prior to that she was an equity partner at Akin, Gump... Read More
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Linklaters edges aside Freehills to top Asia-Pacific M&A rankings table
Linklaters has topped Mergermarket's Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan) M&A rankings by value for the first three quarters of this year.
The firm is closely followed by Wall Street leaders Sullivan & Cromwell and Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom in second and third place respe... Read More
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